Comics Alternative Interviews: Jon Nielsen

The Comics Alternative is weekly podcast focusing on the world of alternative, independent, and primarily non-superhero comics. (There's nothing wrong with superhero comics. We just want to do something different.) New podcast episodes become available every Wednesday and include reviews of graphic novels and current ongoing series, discussions of upcoming comics, examinations of collected editions, in-depth analyses of a variety of comics texts, and spotlights on various creators and publishers. The Comics Alternative also produces "special feature" programs, such as shows specifically dedicated to creator interviews, webcomics, on-location events, and special non-weekly themes and topics.

On this episode, Gwen and Derek
welcome Jon Nielsen to The Comics Alternative. His new
book Look recently debuted at the
MoCCA Arts Festival, and Jon talks with the cohosts on the eve of
the event. Among the various topics they cover, Gwen and Derek ask
Jon about the story's evolution from webcomic to printed form,
his process in finding an appropriate publisher, the existential
nature of his narrative -- something like a Waiting for Godot with cute robots --
the all-age appropriateness of his storytelling, and his broader
work within the webcomics format. His popular online
title, Massive Pwnage, came to an end last year. Jon
is a young creator, doing some exciting things, and both Gwen and
Derek were glad to get him on the podcast in early bloom.

About the Podcast

Two guys with PhDs talking about comics! The Comics Alternative is weekly podcast focusing on the world of alternative, independent, and primarily non-superhero comics. (There's nothing wrong with superhero comics. We just want to do something different.) New podcast episodes become available every Wednesday and include reviews of graphic novels and current ongoing series, discussions of upcoming comics, examinations of collected editions, in-depth analyses of a variety of comics texts, and spotlights on various creators and publishers. The Comics Alternative also produces "special feature" programs, such as shows specifically dedicated to creator interviews, webcomics, on-location events, and special non-weekly themes and topics.